- A single-engine plane crashed in a residential area of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon.
- The plane took off from Des Moines International Airport and was headed to an airport north of Minneapolis.
- There were no survivors of the crash, but the number of passengers is unknown.
- The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.
No one aboard a small plane traveling from Iowa survived after it crashed in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday, police said.
The SOCATA TBM7 plane crashed around 12:20 p.m. in a residential area in Brooklyn Park, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told USA TODAY. The aircraft departed from Des Moines International Airport and was headed to Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Minneapolis before the incident, according to the federal government agency.
According to FlightAware, the single-prop plane began its journey in Naples, Florida, and stopped in Des Moines at around 10:30 a.m. The plane took off 45 minutes later. It crashed six minutes before its scheduled landing time.
There were no survivors in the plane, Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway announced at an afternoon press conference. Conway said he did not know how many people were on the plane or their identities.
The FAA also said it did not know how many people were aboard the plane.
Robin King, director of community relations and communications for Naples Municipal Airport said the plane’s owner is not a tenant of the airport. King said records show the plane arrived there March 22 and departed the day of the crash.
USA TODAY contacted the Des Moines International Airport and Brooklyn Park Police Department on Saturday but has not received a response.
Gov. Tim Walz: ‘We are monitoring the situation closely’
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz commented on the plane crash in an X post around 1 p.m. on Saturday.
“My team is in touch with local officials on the scene in Brooklyn Park and we are monitoring the situation closely,” the former Democratic vice presidential nominee said. “Grateful to the first responders answering the call.”
At least one home caught fire due to the crash, KTSP and KARE 11 reported. One neighbor told the Star Tribune they believed the residents of the home were on vacation. The involved plane was registered to DGW Enterprises in Edina, Minnesota, the Tribue reported.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the crash, the agency added.
What type of plane was involved in the crash?
A SOCATA TBM7 is described by Airliners, an aviation interest site, as a high-performance, single-engine turboprop-powered, light business and corporate aircraft that originated in France.
The plane has a max cruising speed of around 345 miles per hour and a max certificated altitude — the highest altitude an aircraft is certified to operate at — of 30,000 feet, according to GlobalAir, another industry site.
The possible capacity for the plane includes a pilot and one passenger on the flight deck, and up to five people can sit in the main cabin, Airliners said. More than 125 of the SOCATA TBM7 aircraft are in service worldwide, according to Airliners.
Contributing: Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
This story was updated to add new information.
